Qayoumi: 21st century technology provides platform for learning societies

• April 28, 2010 5:45pm

President Mo Qayoumi spoke today (April 28th) at the Online Cisco Virtual Forum for Education Leaders. The event theme was The Connected Learning Society: Inspire, Engage, and Empower . In his presentation titled, “Fusing Tradition and Transformation to Achieve a Learning Society”, Qayoumi discussed how 21st century technology provides a platform for creating a learning society.

“Higher education has a tremendous opportunity to look at the current landscape and evaluate how to change its approach,” said Qayoumi.

He said that higher education should concentrate on three approaches:

1. How to use new teaching and learning methodologies
2. How to accommodate a wider mixture of learning providers
3. How to remove barriers between formal education and informal learning

His presentation in the higher education breakout session may be viewed on-demand through August 28, 2010.

--Kimberly Legocki